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Disbelief : the origins of atheism in a religious species / Will M. Gervais, PhD.

Gervais, Will M., 1982- (author.).

Summary:

"A revelatory book, Disbelief is not about defining the relationship between science and religion; it's about using science to better understand religion in order to better understand human nature"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781633889248
ISBN: 1633889246
Physical Description: xvii, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Essex, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2024]
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-403).

Formatted Contents Note:

The evolutionary puzzles of faith and atheism -- Popular non-answers to the puzzle of faith -- The (more or less) myth of rational atheism -- Interlude: the puzzle of faith -- Darwinizing faith -- How culture evolves -- Faith in context -- Why some religions persist -- Interlude: the puzzle of atheism -- Do you believe in atheists? -- Take me to your secular world -- How many atheists are there? -- Pathways to atheism -- Stable secular societies -- Atheism is natural -- Interlude: a God's eye view -- Thefuture of faith and atheism -- Coda.